Diverter valve



Oct. 5 192 MORTIMER DIVERTER VALVE Filed Jude 21, 19

Fatented Oct. 5, 1926. I I p UNITED STATES- PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN n. MORTIMER, or LAKEWOOD, 01110, ASSIGNOR TO THE omv'rm' BRASS mumrnc'runme COMPANY, or CLEVELAND, 01:10, A CORPORATION or 01110. v

DIVER'IER VALVE. Application filed June 21,192d. Serial 3N0. 117,272.

This invention isa novel construction of the threaded outer end of the casing A and valve particularly adapted for use in conthe sleeve B is of such length that when nection with bath fixtures for the purpose properly screwed into the casing the inner of diverting the water to either the shower end of the sleeve will extend nearly to the 5 or the tub as desired, said valve being arinner end of the casing. The diameters of O0 ranged in the wall of the bathroom and the inner and outer ends of the sleeve are connected with hot and cold water pipes such as to completely fill the inner and outer which are controlled by means of separate portions of the casing. Intermediate the valves so that either all hot or all cold or ends, however, the sleeve is reduced s th t a mixture of hot and cold water can be divan annular chamber A is provided between 65 rooted to the valve for diversion. the sleeve and casing and also n i l The object of my invention is to provide space A between the sleeve and casing.

a simple and eflicient valve of this type com- The sleeve is formed with an annular prising a casing and a sleeve insertible groove 3 in which is placed packing B therein, said sleeve carrying the valve propto provide a tight joint between the sleeve '0 er and actuating parts including the: valve and interior ofthe casing. Openings B ar seats so that whenever any repairs or reproduced in the sleeve so that communicanewais are necessary the sleeve with valve tion is had between'the interior of the sleeve and actuating parts including the valve and the annular space A and openings B seats can be quickly and easily removed 'are produced which establish communication II from the casing thereby avoiding removal between the interior of the sleeve and the of any portion of the wall or tiling in order annular space A between the sleeve and to obtain access to the working parts of the casing. A stem D having a threaded pordevice including the valve seats. tion D works in the sleeve B and carries a 225 Another object of the invention is to provalve E at, its inner end and by turning the U0 vide a valve embodying these advantageous stem D by means of a suitable handle the characteristics which can be packed so as to valve E is. moved b k nd f fth t 1; revent leakage or seepage at any time. either against the seat E" formed in the With these 'and certain other objects in sleeve or against the seat F formed on a view which will become apparent as the dethreaded plug F screwedinto the inner end l scription proceeds the invention consists in of the sleeve and removably connected therethe novel features of construction and in the to and constituting part of said sleeve, this manner of combining or arranging the same, threaded plug having a central opening F all of which will be fully described hereinwhich communicates with the opening T after and set forth in the appended claims. which establishes communication between D In the drawings forming 5 part' of this the' tub outlet T and the interior of the specification Fig. 1 is a vertical longitudinal sleeve. A soft washer-Gr, preferably metal, sectional view of a valve embodying one is arranged between the inner end of the form of my invention; Fig. 2 is a sectional casing and theinner end of the sleeve to 40 view of the casing with the sleeve in eleprovide a tight joint at this ,point. vation; and Fig. 3 is a transverse section on A suitable packing gasket I surrounds the the line 3-3 of Fig. 1. a outer end of the stem and screws into the In carrying out my invention I employ a threaded recessed end of the sleeve and a substantially cylindric'alcasing Ahaving insuitable sort of packing is interposed bei lets C and H for the introductionof cold tween the flanged end of the sleeve and the outer end of the casing.

A and hot water to the casing." There are also two outlets S and T, the outlet S being for The hot and cold water would enter the the shower and the outlet T for the tub and casing through the inlets H and G respective v where the outlets S and T are arranged, the ly and as the sleeve is externally reduced or 50 casing is provided with supplemental chamrecessed at these points and apertured as at 1 bers S and T V communicating through the B it is obvious that the water would pass openings S and T respectively with the inimmediately to the interior of the sleeve am terior of the casing A. Within the cylinthe valve E is seated upon its seat E the drical casing A there is fitted a sleeve B, the water would pass) out through the o nings I outer end of the sleeve being threaded into F 2 and T and passage T' t() the tu outlet T whereas if the valve E is seated upon the seat F" the water would pass through the openings B and thence through the openings S and passage S to the shower outlet S.

The packing B prevents the escape of water except through the proper openings and prevents any leakage between the shower and tub outlets. Should thevalve mechanism become impaired it is only necessary to unscrew the sleeve and remove the same entirely from the casing and then the stem and valve can be removed and replaced or repaired, the removal of the plug F at the end of the sleeve permitting the valve and stem to be withdrawn.

A valve such as herein shown and described can be economically fabricated and will successfully perform all of the functions for which it is intended.

- Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A diverter valve of the kind described comprising a casing having inlets and outlets, a sleeve inserted in said casing and having inlets and outlets, a valve arranged within the casing and havingan operating stem, said valve being selectively seatable upon seats arranged within the sleeve, and

whereby the water can be diverted to either casing outlet desired.

2. In a device of the kind described, a

'valve and its operating stem, a sleeve in which, said valve and stem are movable, said sleeve having a seat upon which the valve is "adapted to seat, a plug inserted in the end of the sleeve and provided with a seat casing and having inlet openings and outlet openings, said sleeve being reduced in diam* eter externally and whereby annular spaces are provided between the sleeve and casing, said sleeve having an external annular groove, a packing ring arranged in said groove, valve seats arranged within the easing'and a valve movable to seat upon either of said seats and whereby water is diverted to either of the casing outlets.

4:. A diverter valve of the-kind described comprising a casing having inlet openings and outlet openings, a sleeve inserted in said casing, said sleeve being externally reduced at points and providing annular spaces between the sleeve and easing, said sleeve having inlet and outlet openings, said sleeve being open at its inner end, a plug having a central aperture fitted into the innerend of said sleeve, said plug having a valve seat, the sleeve also having a valve. seat and a valve arranged within the sleeve and seatable either upon the seat in said sleeve or upon the seat of said plug in the end of said sleeve and a packing casing and the sleeve.

5. In a diverter valve of the kind described, a casing having inlet and outlet openings together with passages and openings between the interior of the casing and the outlet openings and a sleeve insertable into and removable from the casing, said sleeve having inlet and outlet openings, a valve carried by and movable within the interposed between the sleeve and seats arranged Within the sleeve and upon which the valve is selectively seated, sa1d sleeve having an external annular groove, a packing arranged therein, said sleeve being reduced externally upon opposite sides of said annular groove.

6. In a diverter valve of the kind described, a casing having inlet ports and outlets together with supplemental chambers and openings communicating with said supplemental chambers and the interior ofthe casing, a sleeve inserted in said casing, an apertured plug inserted in the inner end of said sleeve and provided with a valve seat, a valve seat within the sleeve,-a valve selectively seatable upon either of said seats, said sleeve having inlet and outlet openings, and a packingwasher interposed between the inner end "of the casing and the inner end of the sleeve for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto aflix my signature. 1

JOHN NQMORTIMER. 

